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When Professional Development is Just an Experience
By: Katrina Keene. Administrators asking teachers for their professional opinions on education and letting them own their professional development shows needed respect, trust and engagement.
Shaping Character Through Culture in Our African Schools
By: Oliver Sabot. Education in Africa has been several decades behind much of the world, and we launched our organization with a vision of helping the continent’s schools not only catch up but leap ahead of global standards.
Smart Review | The Power of Keeping it Simple
In his book "The Power of Simple," author Kyle Wagner delivers a roadmap addressing a myriad of program design tasks directly associated with creating a learning experience driven by student voice and individualized learning.
Developing Minds Ready for the Innovation Economy
The best preparation to help today's students to succeed in a future innovation economy would be non-routine assignments requiring the application of knowledge to challenging problems--also known as project-based learning.
7 Ways to Maximize Student Engagement
Once you have your students’ attention on the first day of school, how do you keep it? Here are a few best practices from teachers and administrators across the nation to help keep that engagement level all year.
8 New Ingredients for Innovative Professional Development
By: Julie Keane and Jim Kennedy. With social media, technology and globalization in the mix, a new recipe is needed for educator professional development to harness these opportunities and avoid the "professional development conundrum."
Building Your Personal Brand Through Social Impact
By: Jeff Edmondson. There are so many ways for an individual to express their individuality, so I encourage #GenDIYers to really set themselves apart and build their personal brand through collective impact in their community.
15 Actionable Strategies for Increasing Student Motivation and Engagement
By: Terri Eichholz. Although it seems paradoxical for teachers to extrinsically motivate students to intrinsically motivate themselves, here are 15 ideas to help students own their own learning and success.
EdWeek Chief Reflects on Three Decades of Change in U.S. Education
Our latest podcast features Virginia Edwards, Education Week's chief editor and president of Editorial Products in Education (EPE), discussing what she witnessed in education transformation over the three decade span of her career.
Catalyzing Mastery-Based Learning: NYC’s Mastery Collaborative
As part of my NYC Mastering Mastery-Based Learning tour series, this blog discusses how the NYC Department of Education created the Mastery Collaborative to support schools ready to take on the new frontier of mastery-based learning.